(2023-05-02). Commentary: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India's progress on poverty and inequality. channelnewsasia.com With many more people in India expected to be hit by even greater heat extremes in the future, finance, urban design and education are necessary to help people adapt, say these experts from University of Cambridge.
(2023-05-01). UMN Students, staff, faculty and community members demand no cuts to ethnic and gender studies. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Friday April 28, 150 protesters, including students, staff and faculty, gathered at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities McNamara Plaza to protest administration's proposed cuts to ethnic and gender studies. | The proposed cuts communicated by administration to faculty in the College of Liberal Arts included but weren't limited to: 50% of American Indian Studies, 30% of Chicano and Latino Studies, 30% of Afro-American and African Studies, and 10% of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies. | Protesters first gathered at McNamara Plaza, the building that houses many administration offices…
(2023-05-01). Five Arab States Plus Iran Among 19 Nations Ready to join BRICS. strategic-culture.org Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Bahrain, and Iran have formally asked to join the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold its annual summit in South Africa. | In total, 19 nations have expressed interest in joining the emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, according to Anil Sooklal, South Africa's ambassador to the group. | "What will be discussed is the expansion of BRICS and the modalities of how this will happen … Thirteen countries have formally asked to join, and another six have asked informally. We are getting applications to join every day," the South Afri…
(2023-05-01). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-01). Europe pays more for banned Russian oil, resold by India — as EU wages fall. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
The EU sanctioned Russia and boycotted its oil, yet is still buying it indirectly from India, at a higher price. This is fueling both de-dollarization and inflation in the Eurozone, where workers' real wages dropped 6.5% from 2020 to 2022.
(2023-05-01). Europe Pays More For Banned Russian Oil, Resold By India. popularresistance.org The European Union heavily sanctioned Russia and pledged to boycott its oil, yet continues to buy it, and at an even higher price, albeit indirectly. | India is importing record levels of discounted Russian crude, purchasing it in currencies other than the dollar. India then refines the Russian oil and exports fuel to Europe at a profit. | Meanwhile, increasing energy costs in Europe have stoked inflation, causing workers' wages to significantly decline. | The real wages of workers in the Eurozone fell by 6.5% between 2020 and 2022. | As of April, Bloomberg reported, European imports of refined fuel from India ar…
(2023-05-02). Commentary: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India's progress on poverty and inequality. channelnewsasia.com With many more people in India expected to be hit by even greater heat extremes in the future, finance, urban design and education are necessary to help people adapt, say these experts from University of Cambridge.
(2023-05-01). UMN Students, staff, faculty and community members demand no cuts to ethnic and gender studies. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Friday April 28, 150 protesters, including students, staff and faculty, gathered at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities McNamara Plaza to protest administration's proposed cuts to ethnic and gender studies. | The proposed cuts communicated by administration to faculty in the College of Liberal Arts included but weren't limited to: 50% of American Indian Studies, 30% of Chicano and Latino Studies, 30% of Afro-American and African Studies, and 10% of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies. | Protesters first gathered at McNamara Plaza, the building that houses many administration offices…
(2023-05-01). Five Arab States Plus Iran Among 19 Nations Ready to join BRICS. strategic-culture.org Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Bahrain, and Iran have formally asked to join the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold its annual summit in South Africa. | In total, 19 nations have expressed interest in joining the emerging-markets bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, according to Anil Sooklal, South Africa's ambassador to the group. | "What will be discussed is the expansion of BRICS and the modalities of how this will happen … Thirteen countries have formally asked to join, and another six have asked informally. We are getting applications to join every day," the South Afri…
(2023-05-01). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-01). Europe pays more for banned Russian oil, resold by India — as EU wages fall. geopoliticaleconomy.com The EU sanctioned Russia and boycotted its oil, yet is still buying it indirectly from India, at a higher price. This is fueling both de-dollarization and inflation in the Eurozone, where workers' real wages dropped 6.5% from 2020 to 2022.
(2023-05-01). Europe Pays More For Banned Russian Oil, Resold By India. popularresistance.org The European Union heavily sanctioned Russia and pledged to boycott its oil, yet continues to buy it, and at an even higher price, albeit indirectly. | India is importing record levels of discounted Russian crude, purchasing it in currencies other than the dollar. India then refines the Russian oil and exports fuel to Europe at a profit. | Meanwhile, increasing energy costs in Europe have stoked inflation, causing workers' wages to significantly decline. | The real wages of workers in the Eurozone fell by 6.5% between 2020 and 2022. | As of April, Bloomberg reported, European imports of refined fuel from India ar…
(2023-05-01). Indian government derecognizes leading postal unions over aid to farmers' struggle, purchase of books. peoplesdispatch.org The All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees were reportedly derecognized based on complaints by a postal union with ties to the RSS, the parent organization of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…
(2023-05-01). China seeks border situation with India under 'regular control'. ecns.cn State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday, as he called on both sides to promote the China-India border situation to "be under regular control at an early date".
(2023-05-01). Fuga de gas deja al menos 11 muertos en el norte de la India. telesurtv.net En el sitio de la fuga de gas fueron recuperados los cuerpos de cinco mujeres, seis hombres, y dos niños, de 10 y 13 años.
(2023-04-30). Key Nations Don't Want to Follow the US on Russia, China Policies. news.antiwar.com Leaked intelligence documents show that key nations, including some of the most populous in the world, don't want to follow along with President Biden's policies toward Russia and China, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The report cited intelligence assessments allegedly leaked by Jack Teixeira that show the private thinking of several major countries, including India, Brazil, …
(2023-05-01). Agitation By Teachers Forces Latvian Government To Increase Wages. popularresistance.org An intense three-day strike by educators in Latvia, led by the Latvian Education and Science Workers' Trade Union (LIZDA), forced the coalition government headed by Krisjanis Karins to increase their wages. LIZDA organized a major protest march in the Latvian capital of Riga on April 24 and went on a three-day strike until April 27. | Subsequently, in a meeting with the union leadership on April 25, government authorities in principle agreed to increase teachers' pay, with additional funding of EUR 4.168 million (USD 4.59 million). On April 26, an emergency meeting of the cabinet approved the agreement for additi…
(2023-05-01). Book launch of The Tsinghua University Warring States Bamboo Manuscripts: Studies and Translations book series. ecns.cn On April 27, the Research and Conservation Center for Unearthed Texts, Tsinghua University, together with Tsinghua University Press, and XuetangX held a book launch in celebration of the publication of the first volume in the book series, The Tsinghua University Warring States Bamboo Manuscripts: Studies and Translations "ÄäÊ∏ÖËèاßÂ≠∏ËóèÊà∞ÂúãÁ´πÁ∞°"ÄãÁ îÁ©∂ËàáËã&…
(2023-04-30). Expulsion of 7,000 Migrants From Algeria Puts Pressure on Niger. telesurenglish.net Niger Interior Minister Hamadou Amadou Souley fears the emergence of a humanitarian crisis in Assamaka, a town where 7,172 sub-Saharan migrants expelled by Algeria are stranded. | RELATED: | "Since the beginning of 2023, the expulsions of citizens from Central Africa have acquired a critical dimension due to the limited availability of social…
(2023-05-01). Tuesday 5/23: Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean with author Christina Gerhardt. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-05-01). US 'Ready' to Help Philippines Resupply Ship in the South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The head of the US Pacific Fleet has said the US is "ready" to help the Philippines resupply a grounded naval ship in the South China Sea, Nikkei Asia reported on Monday. In 1999, the Philippines intentionally ran a World War II-era ship aground on Second Thomas Shoal, an atoll in the disputed Spratly Islands …
(2023-05-02). Harry Belafonte was more than a Civil Rights activist but a genuine internationalist. workers.org 
The great Jamaica-born artist, Civil Rights activist and internationalist, Harry Belafonte, died from congestive heart failure at age 96 on April 25, 2023. Despite becoming the first Black person to win a TV Emmy award in 1960, a Broadway Tony award in 1954 and selling millions of recordings, Belafonte experienced . . . |
(2023-05-02). Cleveland: May Day honors housing defenders. workers.org 
This year May Day in Cleveland focused on the struggle for housing, featuring representatives from the United Residents of Euclid Beach. UREB is a multinational organization of homeowners and tenants who live in the Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park that abuts Euclid Beach park to the west and Wildwood park . . . |
(2023-05-01). For a massive and noisy May Day. internationalviewpoint.org "We must engage in the political battle to get rid of this illegitimate government and work for a revolutionary break with capitalism, for a democratic, eco-socialist society, free of exploitation and oppression." | – | / |
(2023-05-01). From Ukraine to Palestine: The Poisons of Denialism. internationalviewpoint.org "The left must not be diverted: First and foremost in Ukraine and Palestine, the struggle is about the rights of peoples and nations, and the poisonous consequences when those rights are denied." | – | / | <...
(2023-05-01). Four years of ultraliberal break-up and attacks on rights in Greece. internationalviewpoint.org "Although the polls show his party, New Democracy (ND), in the lead, the results are uncertain, so great is the anger after four years of ultra-liberalism and therefore of repression and attacks on rights." | – | / |
(2023-05-01). "Fascism is likely to return under the most innocent appearances" internationalviewpoint.org "For its part, the alternative left does not find itself in an easy situation either: the social context is very complicated and, despite a few positive social demonstrations, the reconstruction of strong movements of struggle remains somewhat uncertain." | – | / |
(2023-05-01). Tokyo Rainbow Pride back again: more than two hundred thousand joined in solidarity with LGBTQI people. internationalviewpoint.org "A society where LGBTQI people and oppressed can live with dignity is a society where all people can live with dignity." | – | / |
(2023-05-01). War Clouds Thicken Over Taiwan, What Should the Left‑wing Standpoint be? internationalviewpoint.org "The left in the Chinese-speaking world should take a principled stand on the Taiwan issue, based on the principles that Taiwan should never be ruled by the CCP, war should be avoided whenever possible, and Taiwan has the right to defend itself militarily." | – | / |
(2023-05-01). Conflict between putchists in Sudan. internationalviewpoint.org "Let us recall that Burhan and Hemidti justified their putsch to avoid the country falling into chaos." | – | / |
(2023-05-01). Making the movement a political force in France. internationalviewpoint.org Clearly, France is going through a social crisis and a democratic crisis. It can even reasonably be said that these two crises reflect a regime crisis, that is, an inability of the ruling class, the capitalist class, to continue to exercise power in a normal way by relying on the current political institutions. | – | / |
(2023-05-01). "Cop City" Must Be Shut Down! internationalviewpoint.org What is Atlanta's "Cop City"? Why are people protesting? | – | / |
(2023-05-01). International Workers Day in Dallas. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On April 29, an International Workers Day, or May Day, celebration took place at Lake Cliff Park in Dallas. 40 people attended, and organizations presented statements and greetings on the occasion of May Day. | Ebonee Taylor of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression-Dallas spoke on the importance of connecting the struggle of the working class with liberation struggles of the oppressed nationalities. "The working class is the most oppressed class in America, and there is more commonality in our struggles then there are differences," she said. | A member of the Malaya Movement-Texa…
(2023-05-01). Green Bay, WI: Students, workers and community members rally for May Day. fightbacknews.org Green Bay, WI – On Sunday, April 30, members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, United Action Oshkosh, and Food Not Bombs all rallied in Green Bay for the third annual May Day celebration in the broader Fox Valley. | The rally began with a reading of a FRSO statement by Aodhan Bowman. Bowman made clear that the enemy — the monopoly capitalists — stand no chance against a united front composed of workers, oppressed nationalities, and youth. As mentioned in the statement, the growing momentum seen in the labor movement and the various people's movements…
(2023-05-01). Dayton FRSO holds successful May Day events. fightbacknews.org Dayton, OH – On April 29, approximately 15 activists gathered in Dayton's courthouse square to celebrate International Workers Day. The event was organized by the Freedom Road Socialist organization under the banner of "celebrating the continued struggle for the liberation of the international working class." | Event speakers highlighted various areas of struggle in which FRSO is currently engaged. They spoke to the gains recently made in Chicago with the push for community control of the police, the growing solidarity movement around the Tampa 5, and a summation of the recent border delegation andthe need for l…
(2023-05-01). Nurses strike half of National Health Service trusts in England. wsws.org The strike was the first time that nurses walked out in all sectors of the NHS, including intensive care units, cancer care and emergency departments.
(2023-05-01). Sri Lankan parliament approves savage IMF measures. wsws.org Those who voted against, or abstained, have no fundamental disagreements with the International Monetary Fund demands but are cynically attempting to capitalise on the rising mass opposition.
(2023-05-01). May Day 2023: For the international unity of the working class against national chauvinism and war! wsws.org The following is the text of the opening report delivered by David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, to the International May Day Online Rally 2023, held Sunday, April 30.
(2023-05-01). The UN Is Negotiating a Treaty That Could Solve the Plastic Problem—Here's What You Need to Know. transcend.org 21 Apr 2023 – 175 countries are negotiating a legally-binding, international treaty on plastic pollution that could change the world. It's a big deal. Some countries and companies say they want an ambitious treaty, but when you actually look into the details, they aren't pushing for meaningful solutions.
(2023-05-01). National Peace Disruption: This Is a Nation of Thieves. transcend.org 22 Apr 2023 – Thievery and thieves in operation are attributes of basic, human, reptilian brain in the course of evolution and is refined in Homo Sapiens, Sapiens…
(2023-05-01). Moving Forward to Protect the Oceans. transcend.org On 4 March 2023, at the United Nations in New York, an important step toward the protection of the oceans was taken with the presentation of the Treaty on the High Seas. The aim of the treaty is the protection of the biodiversity of the oceans beyond the national territorial limits. These negotiations began in 2004.
(2023-05-01). Israeli Attack On Syria's Aleppo Airport. telesurenglish.net Syrian state media reported on Monday that an Israeli attack targeting Aleppo international airport left one soldier dead and 7 others wounded. | RELATED: | Aleppo International Airport has been put out of service. Israeli Air Force missile strikes at 23: 35 hours against Syrian army positions on the outskirts of Aleppo city reportedly damaged the International Airport's runway. | "One Syrian serviceman was killed…
(2023-05-01). War-Induced Inflation and PM Meloni Irritate Italian Workers. telesurenglish.net International Workers' Day on Monday was marked in Italy by the discontent of citizens against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the loss of purchasing power caused by the economic consequences of the Ukrainian war. | RELATED: | The Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), Italian Confederation of Workers' Unions (CISL) and the Italian Union of Labor (UIL) held their unitary demonstration in Potenza. | From this city in the…
(2023-05-01). Police Attack the French on International Workers' Day. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the French police harshly repressed the protests that thousands of people carried out in cities such as Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Toulouse or Besancon. | RELATED: | In Paris, where citizens began to march from the Republic Square towards the Nation Square, police brutality sparked a strong reaction among the people, who smashed shop windows and banking establishments as well as set fire to containers and other street furniture.
(2023-05-01). Latin America Celebrates International Workers' Day. telesurenglish.net On May 1, Latin American workers will mobilize to defend their rights and commemorate International Workers' Day. | RELATED: | In Argentina, social and trade union organizations will gather in Buenos Aires City to defend workers' rights and reject the interference of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in domestic economic policies. | Groups such as the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy, the Evita Movement, the Combative Class Cu…
(2023-05-01). WB Approves Loan to China for Agricultural & Rural Development. telesurenglish.net The international financial institution, World Bank, has authorized a loan of 345 million U.S. dollars. The Bank of China's Beijing office announced on Saturday that this loan is meant to bolster the advancement of environmentally friendly agriculture and of rural areas in the central Chinese provinces of Hubei and Hunan. | Related: | The allocated funds, in partnership with government subsidies, are intended to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions t…
(2023-05-01). Consumer Health: 3 types of head and neck cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three types of cancer that affect these areas of the body. Head and neck cancers account for nearly 4% of all cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. These cancers are more than twice as common among men as women, and are diagnosed more often among people over 50. Among the many types of head and neck cancers are…
(2023-05-01). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-05-01). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-05-01). Consumer Health: Recognizing the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is IBS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. Research suggests that about 12% of people in the U.S. have irritable bowel syndrome, and it's more common among women than men and in people younger than 50, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition that affects the large intestine. Even though the digestive…
(2023-05-01). Workers should have the power! liberationnews.org 
As we mark May Day — International Workers' Day — one thing is clear: life under this system keeps getting harder and harder for working people.
(2023-05-01). Saturday 5/6: May Day 2023: International Workers Day, An Online Celebration. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…
(2023-05-01). Xi sends greetings to working people nationwide ahead of Int'l Workers' Day. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's working people ahead of International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.
(2023-05-01). The US Dollar is Finished. thealtworld.com Are You Ready for High Inflation and Collapsing Living Standards? | Paul Craig Roberts | US power since World War II has been based on its financial dominance stemming from the dollar being the reserve currency held by central banks in place of gold. As the dollar was the currency used to settle international trade accounts, every country needed dollars. That ensured a large demand for dollars to absorb the supply of dollars from the growing US budget and trade deficits. In effect, the dollar as world reserve currency allowed the US to pay its bills by printing money. | In recent years Washington's abuse of US fi…
(2023-05-01). Lessons From Lenin For International Workers Day. popularresistance.org International Workers Day, also known as May Day, reminds us of an anecdote about the 1917 Russian Revolution regarding the working class. | At the time, the Bolshevik Party, trained and led by V.I. Lenin was in the process of seizing power. An anti-Bolshevik intellectual was arguing with a Bolshevik worker and bringing up all the complexities of running a government and of deserting Russia's allies in the great slaughter of World War I. "I see it this way," said the Bolshevik worker. "The bosses are on one side. We're on the other side. If we don't take power, they will." | The worker was right. | Bosses, that i…
(2023-05-01). In Europe, working-class resilience on full display during May Day. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions, as well as communist and leftist political parties, organized rallies across Europe on May Day, highlighting the issue of the cost of living crisis generated by imperialist war and profiteering by multinational companies. The resilience of the working class against repression and anti-worker policies was on display, especially in France and the UK, where governments have launched a full-fledged assault on the working class. | Workers across the UK, pushed to the edge by the COVID-19 crisis, were plunged further into despair over the past year. They experienced a fall in real wages and continuing inf…
(2023-05-01). On May Day, NUMSA calls for a national economic agenda for the working class. peoplesdispatch.org The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has called for ending neoliberal policies and is pushing for greater state intervention in the economy, the nationalization of key sectors, and an expansionary budget to alleviate the economic crisis in the country…
(2023-05-01). 'Operation Freedom:' Remembering Venezuelan Opposition's Failed Coup d'Etat 4 Years Ago. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, April 30, the revolutionary forces of Venezuela's civic, military, and police unions met at the Distribuidor Altamira bridge in Caracas to remember the failure of "Operation Freedom," an attempted coup carried out in 2019 by Juan Guaidó and opposition leader and fugitive from justice Leopoldo López in their desperate endeavors to overthrow the legitimate government of president Nicolás Maduro. | The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, began his speech at around 6 a.m., accompanied by the tune of "Gloria al Bravo Pueblo," the Venezuelan national anthem,…
(2023-05-01). No More Foreign Interference in Haiti: UN Integrated Office in Haiti & Core Group Do Not Represent Haitian People! (Statement). orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance for Peace — Apr 26, 2023 | Today, the United Nations Security Council is holding consultations on the future of Haiti. No Haitian individuals or organizations will be present at the meeting. Instead, Haiti will be represented by its occupying entities: The Core Group and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), the mandate of which is set to expire on July 23. | The Haiti/Americas Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and BAP member organization in Haiti, MOLEGHAF (Mouvement National pour la Liberté et L'égalité des HaàØtiens pour la Fraternité or National Movement…
(2023-05-01). Cuban Revolution toasted on May Day. greenleft.org.au Dr John Falzon told a May Day toast that Cuba shows the example of internationalism and solidarity with all the peoples of the world. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-05-01). A Worldwide Anti-Imperialist Left: Why It Is Needed, and What It Must Do. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Freeman , Radhika Desai Capital organises globally yet workers do not. As the US-led NATO powers escalate the Ukraine conflict into a new world war, this imbalance is becoming intolerable. This paper presents the case for a worldwide anti-imperialist Left, representing ordinary people committed to a just and peaceful multipolar world order. This will serve both…
(2023-05-01). War and the World Majority: Russians Speak. libya360.wordpress.com International Manifesto Group As the West's hybrid proxy war on Russia proceeds, Russia and Russians are faced with momentous choices, both about the structure and orientation of their society, economy and politics domestically and in their foreign policy orientation. As Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman discovered in their recent trip to Russia, the national conversation…
(2023-05-01). In Conversation with Sergey Glazyev. libya360.wordpress.com Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman Sergey Glazyev Russian politician and economist. Photo credit: A. Savin (Wikimedia Commons). St. Petersburg, 1 April, 2023 We met Sergey Glazyev at the St Petersburg Economic Forum where, having long been a lone voice demanding a turn away from neoliberalism and toward the path to planning, industrial policy, redistribution and…
(2023-05-01). Russian Missile Hit Ahead of Ukraine Offensive & Kiev's Obsession Over Territory Amid War of Attrition. libya360.wordpress.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 1, 2023: — Russia has conducted multiple large-scale missile strikes across Ukraine including the targeting of potential staging activities ahead of Ukraine's spring/summer offensive; — Russian missile strikes are also exhausting Ukraine's air defense capabilities at a rate difficult for its Western allies to replace; — Errant…
(2023-05-01). Ukraine signs new contracts with Turkish drone manufacturer for "new-generation weapons" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 30, 2023 Ukraine signed new contracts with "Baykar" company New cooperation agreements have been signed between Ukraine and Turkey's famous "Baykar" drone company "Baykar". [T]he Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Alexander Kamishin, announced this on his Telegram page. "I had many meetings at the international aviation equipment exhibition TEKNOFEST 2023 in Turkey. These …
(2023-05-01). Cuban president thanks international solidarity against US blockade. plenglish.com Havana, May 1 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed Monday his deep gratitude for the encouraging expressions of love and solidarity with his people, which have been subjected to aggression and a criminal blockade imposed for over 60 years.
(2023-05-01). Workers honored with May 1 Labor Medals. ecns.cn China honored 1,035 workers with National May 1 Labor Medals on Thursday for their outstanding work performance and contributions to the nation's manufacturing and industrial development.
(2023-05-01). May Day travel peak to reach 1.3 billion in inbound, outbound traffic. ecns.cn The number of inbound and outbound passengers during the five-day May Day Holiday in China is expected to triple the amount from the same period last year, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).
(2023-05-01). HK, Macao travelers to mainland get travel permit extensions. ecns.cn China's National Immigration Department announced on Friday that the validity of travel permits for Hong Kong and Macao residents entering the Chinese mainland will be extended starting from May 8.
(2023-05-01). China sends navy vessels to evacuate nationals from Sudan. ecns.cn Two Chinese navy vessels successfully evacuated Chinese and foreign nationals from the conflict-plagued African nation of Sudan on Thursday.
(2023-05-01). Fortress Europe: more migrants dying in the Mediterranean. internationalviewpoint.org The first quarter of 2023 was the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017. | – | / |
(2023-04-30). US Government Jails Leakers Before Trial Because They 'Know' Classified Information. thedissenter.org The United States Justice Department requested that a federal court in Boston keep Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard reservist accused of leaking Pentagon documents, in detention while he awaits trial on Espionage Act charges.
(2023-04-30). May Day: Workers' Struggles, International Solidarity, Political Aspirations. socialistproject.ca 
For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies in part in American labour's long repression of its own radical past, out of which international May Day was actually born a century ago.
(2023-04-30). Commission of Inquiry on MST aims to divert focus from crimes of agribusiness, says Joà£o Pedro Stedile. peoplesdispatch.org Joà£o Pedro Stedile, member of the MST's national leadership, said the parliamentary commission of inquiry that has been set up to look into the movement, is an effort by right-wing legislators to destabilize the Lula government and deter agrarian reform…
(2023-04-30). Latest Updates on Venezuela's Economic Dynamics. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Apr 28, 2023 | Venezuela's economy has continued to grow during 2023, but at a much slower pace compared to the first quarter of 2022. | Economic activity continues to have crude oil production as a key indicator. During 2023, the production of barrels has grown by only 5%, and part of this increase is due to the joint work of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) with the US multinational Chevron under the joint venture scheme. | This means that the general oil activity and the various projects of PDVSA remain stagnant, largely due to the operational shortcomings caused by the blockade agains…
(2023-04-30). Palestinian trade unions call for worldwide action to end Israeli apartheid. greenleft.org.au Palestinian trade unions are urging the international labour movement to take action in support the Palestinian-led movement against Israeli occupation, colonisation and apartheid, reports Kerry Smith.
(2023-04-30). Estonia: NATO absorbs national forces on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMultinational Corps NortheastApril 27, 2023 Estonia transfers its newly established Division to Multinational Corps Northeast On April 26-27, Lieutenant General Jàºrgen-Joachim von Sandrart, Commander Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE), visited Estonia. While in Tallinn and Tapa, he met with the Estonian Division's leadership and NATO's Allies and Partners. The establishment of a new divisional structure …
(2023-04-30). IMF publishes multi-year plan to implement CBDCs; it may spell the end of our financial freedom and autonomy. expose-news.com On 10 April, the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") published the 'IMF Approach to Central Bank Digital Currency Capacity Development'. It outlines the IMF's multi-year strategy for aiding central bank digital currency ("CBDC") …
(2023-04-30). The US Economy is Headed for a Recession, Experts Say. telesurenglish.net The U.S. economy appears to be slowing, and could hit a recession this year, according to experts, economic indicators and major corporations. | RELATED: | "It is very likely that the economy will be tipped into recession by mid-year," said Desmond Lachman, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | GDP, which measures all goods and services produced in the United States, rose at a paltry 1.1 percent ann…
(2023-04-30). Southern Worker School Charts Path For Building Workers Movement. popularresistance.org "We heard from the rail workers. We heard from the truckers. We've got the longshoremen in the house, too," said Leonard Riley, a longshore worker with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) Local 1422 and member of the SWA Coordinating Committee, addressing a packed house at the Teamsters Local 71 union hall during the opening program of the 2023 Southern Worker School. | "The reason I bring that up is because of the power that's in this room. We've got bus drivers over there, teachers over here. There's power in this room. It's going to take strategy, planning, coming together, and finding out where…
(2023-04-30). Shaping A 21st-Century World Order: The Nation-State VS The Civilizational State. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by James M. Dorsey | US President Joe Biden positions the Ukraine war as a battle between autocracy and democracy. That reduces what is at stake in the war. The stakes constitute a fundamental building block of a new 21st-century world order: the nature of the state. | Russia's invasion of Ukraine represents the sharp end of the rise of a critical mass of world leaders who think in civilizational rather than national terms. They imagine the ideational and/or physical boundaries of their countri…
(2023-04-30). Russian Lancet Drones Decimate Five More Howitzers Of Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military continues to hunt down Ukrainian howitzers in the special operation zone with Lancet loitering munitions. | Between April 28 and 30, videos surfaced online showing recent Lancet strikes against an American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzer, a Soviet-made 2A36 Giatsint-B to…